GeForce 910M vs Radeon R5 A6-8500P

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce 910M vs Radeon R5 A6-8500P FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce 910M vs Radeon R5 A6-8500P: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce 910M

2015

Why buy it

✅Draws 33W instead of 250W, a 217W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon R5 A6-8500P across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2015 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 5.9 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $100 MSRP).

Radeon R5 A6-8500P

2020

Why buy it

✅22.2% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 5.9 vs 0 G3D/$ ($100 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅GeForce 910M is already obsolete for modern gaming, so Radeon R5 A6-8500P is the less risky modern option long term.

Trade-offs

❌Older hardware, 512 MB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in newer AAA releases.
❌657.6% higher power demand at 250W vs 33W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon R5 A6-8500P is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 22.2% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. PassMark G3D leans toward GeForce 910M instead at 600 vs 587, so for this question the real-game FPS result matters more than the synthetic split.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon R5 A6-8500P is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 28nm, 60 vs 0 ray-tracing units, and a newer 2020 generation instead of 2015. That gives it the more rounded hardware package for newer games.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon R5 A6-8500P makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce 910M vs Radeon R5 A6-8500P Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce 910M

The GeForce 910M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 13 2015. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1072 MHz to 1176 MHz. It has 384 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 33W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 600 points.

Radeon R5 A6-8500P

The Radeon R5 A6-8500P is manufactured by AMD. It was released in October 28 2020. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1700 MHz to 2105 MHz. It has 3840 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 250W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. It features 60 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 587 points. Launch price was $579.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce 910M scores 600 and the Radeon R5 A6-8500P reaches 587 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce 910M is built on Maxwell while the Radeon R5 A6-8500P uses RDNA 2.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 384 (GeForce 910M) vs 3,840 (Radeon R5 A6-8500P). Raw compute: 0.9032 TFLOPS (GeForce 910M) vs 16.17 TFLOPS (Radeon R5 A6-8500P). Boost clocks: 1176 MHz vs 2105 MHz.

Feature	GeForce 910M	Radeon R5 A6-8500P
G3D Mark Score	600+2%	587
Architecture	Maxwell	RDNA 2.0
Process Node	28 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	384	3840+900%
Compute (TFLOPS)	0.9032 TFLOPS	16.17 TFLOPS+1690%
Boost Clock	1176 MHz	2105 MHz+79%
ROPs	8	96+1100%
TMUs	24	240+900%
L1 Cache	192 KB	768 KB+300%
L2 Cache	1 MB	4 MB+300%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce 910M gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon R5 A6-8500P leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce 910M	Radeon R5 A6-8500P
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 512 MB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce 910M and 128-bit on the Radeon R5 A6-8500P. L2 Cache: 1 MB (GeForce 910M) vs 4 MB (Radeon R5 A6-8500P) — the Radeon R5 A6-8500P has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce 910M	Radeon R5 A6-8500P
VRAM Capacity	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	Unknown	Unknown
Bus Width	128-bit	128-bit
L2 Cache	1 MB	4 MB+300%

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce 910M draws 33W versus the Radeon R5 A6-8500P's 250W — a 153.4% difference. The GeForce 910M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce 910M) vs 350W (Radeon R5 A6-8500P). Power connectors: Legacy vs None.

Feature	GeForce 910M	Radeon R5 A6-8500P
TDP	33W-87%	250W
Recommended PSU	350W	350W
Power Connector	Legacy	None
Slots	1	—
Temp (Load)	75°C	—
Perf/Watt	18.2+691%	2.3

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Value Analysis

The newer card here is Radeon R5 A6-8500P (2020 vs 2015).

Feature	GeForce 910M	Radeon R5 A6-8500P
MSRP	—	$100
Codename	GM108	Navi 21
Release	March 13 2015	October 28 2020
Ranking	#847	#65

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